Henry VIII (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)

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Cardinal Wolsey, a powerful figure at court during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, was becoming too aggressive. Wolsey was of humble stock, which fact accentuated his personal qualities. He had lacked the advantages of family and ancestral office, and his political prominence was entirely the result of his own wisdom, manner, and persistence. Unscrupulous in seeking his own ends, he had ruthlessly removed obstacles in his climb to power.

One such hindrance to his ambitious designs was the duke of Buckingham, accused of high treason. When Buckingham was...

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